I'm looking forward to reading the entries for this wonderful contest for "stubborn writers!"

Category: Flash Fiction (<1000 words). Judge: Siamak Vossoughi            
First Prize: $500, Second Prize: $250, Third Prize: $125  

Category: Poetry (<60 lines). Judge: Mary Buchinger            
First Prize: $500, Second Prize: $250, Third Prize: $125  

​Category: Short Fiction (1000-5000 words).
Judge: Siamak Vossoughi             First Prize: $500, Second Prize: $250, Third Prize: $125 

Thanks to Zvi A. Sesling for including my work in the Spring 2020 issue of MRPR!

Thanks to James Rawlings, editor of the Chestnut Review (for stubborn artists!), for including my poem in the Winter 2020 issue.

Many thanks to Jennifer Martelli and Cindy Veach, editors of MER VOX, who included my work in this fantastic folio!

Many thanks to editor Ron Slate for including my work!

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM
​Arlington Street Church
Boston, Massachusetts 02127

Boston's literary community is joining forces with Writers for Migrant Justice and Immigrant Families Together in order to raise money to pay for the bonds, legal fees, housing, and food for those currently suffering from the cruel policies at our border.

Please join us Wednesday, September 4th from 6 to 7:30pm, Arlington Street Church in Boston, for a night of poetry reading and protest. Tickets are free and donations are encouraged. You can donate online using the link below or at the door. Location is accessible.

Readers include: Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Mary Buchinger, Danielle Legros Georges, Natalie Shapero, Martín Espada, Nicole Terez Dutton, Jennifer Jean, U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo, Pablo Medina, Oliver de la Paz, Willy Ramirez, Yara Liceaga Rojas, Anna V.Q. Ross, Natalie Shapero, Crystal Williams, and more to come! Stay tuned. ​

Many thanks to the editors at Rust + Moth, Michael Young, Suncerae Smith, and Josiah Smith for including my poem, Late October Leaves, in the fall 2019 issue!